Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market KFF Health News Vaping is often marketed as harmless. Flavoured. Trendy. Safer than smoking. But the reality is far more serious, especially for children and teens. When kids vape, they are inhaling addictive nicotine and Can vaping damage your lungs? What we do (and don't) know Harvard Health Vaping is often marketed as harmless. Flavoured. Trendy. Safer than smoking. But the reality is far more serious, especially for children and teens. When kids vape, they are inhaling addictive nicotine and My 3 year old accidentally smoked a vape someone left lying around something that didnt belong to me or my husband and inhaled it before we even realized what was in his hand. He was coughing really 2 teens face charges after allowing toddler to inhale vaping device ABC7 New York